Corpus: Her embodied Archive
Artist & Works
Renata Fernandez


Fernandez was born in Venezuela in 1971, a child of Spanish immigrants. Fernandez studied Fine Art -painting and sculpture- in the Armando Reveron University Institute (now called UNEARTE), Social Sciences, Media and Drama-Set Design in Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, all in Caracas.​ Her background in journalism, social sciences, and theatre set design informs her practice. Fernandez employs her diverse skill set to source, curate, and present her artwork thoughtfully, emphasising the inherent materiality of her works. Renata Is an independent artist collaborating on projects with galleries and curators in Venezuela, USA, UK - and the rest of Europe- and Singapore. With work in a public art collection, Earls Court Development Company. And private collections in the UK, USA, Canada, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Taiwan and Venezuela.
Most recent shows:
SOLO SHADOWBANNED IN A TIME OF MONSTERS, We Are Sweet Art, August 16-22 2025, Dalston, London E8.

email:info@renatafernandez.com
website: https://renatafernandez.com/
ins:@rofz_studio




Knee high socks, Not knickers(2022) 
Mixed woods, spray paint, castor wheels, plastic label

My carved wooden sculptures present the feminine body as a site of fracture and wry celebration—an embodied archive where the history of objectification is met with defiant, dark humour. This approach is distinct and very specific in my sculpture. The physical labor of carving, hitting, and cutting heavy timber parallels the work of reclaiming the narrative, transforming wood into sharp, colourful metaphors. Pieces like upended legs or a rotating torso titled "Eve" are eery relics that externalise the internal archive of memory and survival. This humour culminates in my titles. Using a found label machine, I affix whole English phrases as old-fashioned plastic tags. As an immigrant artist, I relish this creative, conscious use of language—it is a final, integrated layer of reclamation. The body, objectified, becomes the subject, speaking back with a sharp and vibrant grin.  




Eva Costillas (2022)
Mixed wood, acrylic paint, wax, castor wheels, plastic label





Diana’s High Waist Cycling Short, Most Coveted Shape-wear. (2022)
Mixed woods, spray paint, castor wheels, plastic label